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. 1980 Aug 15;58(16):829-32.
doi: 10.1007/BF01491103.

Hematin therapy in porphyric attacks

C A Pierach, I Bossenmaier, R Cardinal, M Weimer, C J Watson

Hematin therapy in porphyric attacks

C A Pierach et al. Klin Wochenschr. .

Abstract

We report our experience with hematin in the treatment of 57 patients in porphyric attacks. The ratio of acute intermittent porphyria: variegate porphyria: hereditary coproporphyria was 43:11:3. More than 90% of the patients showed not only a decline in their porphyrin precursors, but also a favor able clinical response. Hematin was well tolerated and should be considered the treatment of choice in porphyric relapse.

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